 The three pā of Kaikoura Peninsula were destroyed, and it is estimated that of a total population of nearly 2000, more than half were killed and many others taken as prisoners to Kapiti.The remnants of the Kaikoura Ngāi Tahu retreated to the back country, or to the pā along the coast further south.The most important of these places of refuge was the Omihi Pa, north of the Oaro River.